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Fresh Air
Excuses aside, I was struck with this poem tonight, and a thought that brought arresting clarity to the past couple of months. Months full of excitement and anticipation, planning, worry, doubt, and impatient pacing. I have been here before, many times. I have come out the other side wiser, stronger, more compassionate. But this time [...]
Wedded Bits: A Family Feast
We had an original plan: to surprise our (slightly suspecting) families with a wedding during the official “first meet and greet” weekend in NYC. However, my sister started whispering, wondering. Then more. And more. Turns out, we’re a little obvious with our secret plans. They totally called us out on this. Then the logistical necessity [...]
Found: Only in Upstate NY
A few weekends back we spent a couple of days in and around the Catskills park for a dear friends’ wedding - cruising around the backroads in a truck, I was giddy as a school girl and in love with the sun dappled roads, trees and rivers that lined the whole way into Woodstock. Yes, [...]
Her Best Side
I feel a twinge of embarrassment when I hear myself lamenting the cost and exhaustion that comes with living in New York City. I’m surprised to find myself disenchanted with a city that held such a mythical spot in my mind. I’m surprised to find out how much all of this wears on you [...]
Wedded Bits: Great Expectations
[Photography by Tec Petaja. Event Design by Joy Thigpen.]
Last week this little post by East Side Bride got the wheels turning. The problem at hand was that a certain photoshoot had been perceived by some as an actual wedding, and commended as such. Much discussion ensued, mainly out of how many innocent bystanders start to [...]
